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Past Issues
Board of Regents will hear public comment on the U's fiscal year 2003 budget May 13, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., 600 McNamara Alumni Center. Regents will review the administration's budget May 11 and act on it June 14. Information about the proposed budget is at www.umn.edu/urelate/govrel
/41102regents. Individuals who want to speak at the forum should contact the regents office by noon May 6. Write to 600 McNamara Alumni Center or call 612-625-6300. Information must include your name, address (including e-mail), group represented (if any), relationship to the U, and a general presentation topic. Speakers will be limited to 5 minutes each.
Advisory Committee on Athletics will meet May 6 to discuss the administration's proposal to discontinue 3 Gopher athletic teams—men's and women's golf and men's gymnastics. According to U policy on adding or deleting sports, a varsity sport may be discontinued under 3 circumstances: the athletic department is financially constrained and unable to support the sport, the sport is no longer recognized by an athletic governing organization, or there is a decline in student-athlete interest or participation.
Committee, chaired by Eugene Borgida, will forward its recommendations directly to President Yudof by May 8. Regents policy delegates administration of athletic departments to the president, central administration, and athletic directors; committee's role is to advise on policies and major decisions relating to intercollegiate athletics at the U. Summary of entire President's Athletics Financial Plan is at www.umn.edu/urelate/news.shtml.
Search for TC intercollegiate athletic director has begun with the naming of 10 people to the search committee. Committee, led by Tucker Center director Mary Jo Kane, is charged with identifying and interviewing up to 10 candidates who have skills and experience consistent with criteria outlined by President Yudof and VP Moten Brown. Criteria include strong financial management and administrative skills and a demonstrated record of support for women's athletics. Committee will forward names of finalists to Yudof by June 13; finalists will participate in a broad interview process. New athletic director is likely to be named by early July.
Impact of integrating medicine with food is focus of Foods for Health conference hosted by College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences and Academic Health Center May 19–21 at Radisson Hotel Metrodome. Conference will feature food and health scientists, ethicists, and consumer experts. Keynote speaker is Charles Arntzen, Arizona Biomedical Institute director, and Mich Hein, Epicyte Pharmaceutical president. To register or for more details, see www.coafes.umn.edu/nabc2002 or call 612-625-6710.
Policy addressing accessibility of information technology is available at
process.umn.edu:9000/groups/ppd
/documents/policy/webaccesspol.cfm.
Policy covers Web page design standards, hardware and software issues, and workplace accommodations.
Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award recipients are Janet McNeill Hively, CCE administration, and Stephanie Chrismon, UMM student. Award honors those who excel in creating respectful and inclusive environments.
Optional Retirement Plan investment performance results through March 31 will be published on the back page of Minnesota Daily May 9. Information will be sent separately to UMC, UMD, UMM, and UMR.
New Web site for Center for Spirituality and Healing is at www.csh.umn.edu. Site offers the latest information about complementary care initiatives at the AHC.
New Web site for Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center is at www.tturc.umn.edu. Site includes current research and pilot studies at the U on reducing tobacco harm, ways to quit smoking, and information about tobacco legislation.
Center for Teaching and Learning Services is accepting applicants for next year's Midcareer Teaching Program. Over the course of 2 semesters, participants will discuss a variety of issues related to best practices in teaching and learning. For more information or to register, call 612-625-3316 or see www.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/faculty
/midcar.html.
CROOKSTON—UMC Flying Club and Crookston Aviation will sponsor their annual drive-in, fly-in pancake breakfast May 5, 8 a.m.–1 p.m., Crookston Municipal Airport (3 miles north on Highway 75). Cost is $5 per person (free for pilots in command who have flown in from more than 100 miles). Antique aircraft and classic cars will also be on display.
Annual graduation and alumni dance, sponsored by UMC Alumni Association, will be May 10, 9 p.m.–12:30 a.m., Northland Inn. Admission is $5.
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About 145 graduates will participate in commencement ceremonies for class of 2002 May 11, 2 p.m., Lysaker Gymnasium. President Yudof and Regent Hogan will address the graduates.
DULUTH—Faculty members Tim Holst, Dale Krageschmidt, Steve Sternberg, Lucia Barker, Geraldine Botte, and Steve Hedman accompanied a group of UMD research students to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research at U of Wisconsin-Whitewater in April. More than 400 colleges and universities were represented in disciplines ranging from creative arts to sciences.
Richard Ojakangas, geological sciences professor, will present "So Where Are You Off To Next? A Geological Career in Time and Space" May 9, 4 p.m., 175 Life Science Building. Free. Call 218-726-8385.
Glensheen Historic Mansion summer schedule is May 1 through October with daily tours from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mother's Day event (2 early buffets and an early evening dinner) will be May 12. Prices are $21.95 for adults and $13.95 children (6–11 years). For information about tours, fees, or reservations, call 218-726-8910 or 1-888-454-4536.
MORRIS—UMM was honored by Otter Tail Power Company for being one of the first institutions in the area to purchase wind-generated electricity through the company's TailWinds program. Company will also sponsor a $500 scholarship to be awarded in fall. UMM brought wind power to its student center following a petition in March signed by hundreds of students.
Student Honors and Awards Day ceremony to recognize 2001–02 outstanding student achievements will be May 9, 7 p.m., Proscenium Theatre, Humanities Fine Arts.
Josie Johnson, president of Josie Robinson Johnson and Associates, Inc., will be keynote speaker at the 39th annual commencement ceremony, May 10, 4 p.m. Johnson was a U of M regent, associate VP for academic affairs, and director of the All-U Forum on Diversity.
TWIN CITIES—U is likely to pay more than $55,000 to repair property damaged by vandals following the Gopher men's NCAA hockey championship win April 6. Current estimate includes repairs to waste containers, windows, fences, and security lighting.
Finalists for Humphrey Institute dean will speak at public forums: Allan Mendelowitz, May 1, 2:30 p.m., 3M Auditorium, Carlson School; Lawrence Korb, May 3, 1 p.m., 3M Auditorium; Brian Atwood, May 6, 2 p.m., Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Center; and Charles Wise, May 8, 1 p.m., Cowles Auditorium.
New Pre Health Sciences advising office in AHC is in the works. Office is joint effort of CBS, CLA, and AHC to more effectively serve students interested in health sciences careers. Kathie Peterson, former CBS student services director, is setting up the office with Barbara Brandt, AHC assistant VP for education.
New University Pediatrics Foundation, affiliate of Minnesota Medical Foundation, will oversee fund-raising activities benefiting pediatrics practice, research, and patients. Organization combines fund-raising efforts of Variety Children's Association and U Children's Foundation. For information, call Sandy Landberg at 612-624-6900.
Como Community Child Care is open to children 16 months to 7 years old. Center has bilingual staff and is governed by a parent board. Call 612-331-8340.
Events: "You Are Here," site-specific art performance at Tate Lab of Physics rooftop observatory will be May 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, and 12, at 8 p.m. Free, but call 612-626-4747 to reserve spot.
• Free skin cancer screenings will be offered on Melanoma Monday, May 6, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. To make appointment, call 626-4002.
Lectures: 16th annual Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium will be May 1, 1:30–4:30 p.m., Earle Brown Center. See www.cbs.umn.edu/honors/symposium.
• Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health annual lecture will be May 2, 2:30–4 p.m., Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center.
• 2002 Phi Delta Kappa Distinguished Lecture, "Raising Student Achievement: The Roles
of Educators," will be May 6, 5 p.m., Earle Brown Center. Cost is $15. To register, call 612-626-1601.
Announcement: Rhoderick Brown, Hormel Institute professor, received a 4-year, $1.34 million grant from National Institutes of Health to continue studies on glycolipid cells in normal and diseased cell processes.
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